Milk Jug
ca. 1925-1930 (made)
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Milk jug of glazed earthenware painted and gilded. Cream-coloured and decorated with birds and flowers in colours and gold. With a handle and spout outlined in gold. Fretted gilt pattern below the rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware painted and gilded |
| Brief description | Milk jug of glazed earthenware painted and gilded, designed and painted by Susie Cooper, made by A. E. Gray & Co. Ltd., England, ca. 1925-1930. |
| Physical description | Milk jug of glazed earthenware painted and gilded. Cream-coloured and decorated with birds and flowers in colours and gold. With a handle and spout outlined in gold. Fretted gilt pattern below the rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A. E. Gray & Co. Ltd. (Printed on the base)
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| Credit line | Given by Susie Cooper Pottery Ltd. |
| Object history | Designed by Susie Cooper when working for A. E. Gray & Co. Ltd. between 1925 and 1930 before establishing her own factory at Burslem in 1930. |
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| Accession number | C.195-1977 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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